Retter is currently unopposed in the fall general election; however, he won't know for another nearly two months if he's already been elected sheriff. The Democratic and Libertarian parties have until noon June 30 to select a candidate to oppose Retter. Independent or minor party candidates have until noon July 2 to pile a petition of nomination, and write-in candidates have until noon July 3 to file a declaration of intent to be a candidate.

The new sheriff replaces Sheriff Jeff Cappa, who served the maximum two terms. Cappa endorsed Retter in the primary.

Three-time incumbent Dick Hamm was unseated by Brad Barrett in the Republican primary race for the District 56 state representative seat. Barrett took 67.2 percent of the vote to Hamm’s 32.8. Barrett will face Democrat Jeff Locke in the general election.

Beth Leisure defeated Mark Hoelscher in the GOP race for Wayne County Council’s District 3 seat, 56 percent to 44. Leisure now will face Democrat Nick Elder in the fall.

Greg Pence, the older brother of Vice President Mike Pence and the owner of two antique malls, clinched the Republican nomination to the 6th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat once held by his brother. The Associated Press called the race with nearly 30 percent of the precincts reporting.

The Democratic race to face Pence in the general election had not been decided by deadline Tuesday night.

In total, there were 8,477 ballots cast in Wayne County. Of those, 5,069 votes were cast in precincts, 3,133 in early voting and another 275 in absentee.

In statewide races in Wayne County, Luke Messer tallied 3,049 votes in the GOP race for U.S. Senator. He took 47 percent of the votes in Wayne County. Mike Bruan, who at press time had the lead statewide, received 2,006 votes in Wayne County, or 30.9 percent of the votes in that race. Todd Rokita had 1,436 votes.